NextGen Arts Professional Development grants provide up to $1,000 to emerging arts leaders throughout California to enroll in workshops, attend conferences locally and nationally, or to work with consultants and coaches to build the administrative skills needed to lead the nonprofit arts sector of tomorrow.

Arts administrators, artists and board members between the ages of 18 and 35 are encouraged to take the NextGen Survey, which is providing valuable data to arts funders and program providers about the needs of California's emerging arts leaders. Completion of the survey fulfills one of the eligibility requirements to apply for the NextGen Professional Development grant. This grant has a rolling application deadline on the 15th of each month.

The Foundation Center has launched the Foundation Directory Mobile iPhone app for FDO Professional. While anyone may download the app for free from the App Store, only Professional subscribers will be able to search FD Mobile using their existing login.

Search prospects and grants by name, location, field of interest, and more

See detailed funder profiles and grant records

Foundation Directory Mobile is designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is also compatible with iPad.

* An earlier version of this post noted that you could access FD Mobile without logging in anywhere with institution-wide access via IP recognition. Please note that this is only true if you have access to the wireless network associated with that account.

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